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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
Philosophy OF western Rooms.


Philosophy OF Western Rooms.
The Chicago Journal gives these
very interesting points about the
philosophy of western booms: aThese
sudden and absurd limitations are
coIlapsing as suddenly as they were
wind-filled. In other words, the
bubbles have burst, or are bursting,
leaving many unfortunates among
the killed and wounded. 1t turns
out that these abooms" have been
the work of an organized conspir-
acy of sharpers, who have made it
a business sort of confidence
game-to go from town to town and
get up a ssboom-" Securing possess
sion of some acres and lots as a
starter, they have gone deliberately
to work to excite the people of the
towns and the country roundabout
with big notions of the future great.
ness thereof, and by q systematic
process Of blooming have stimala-
ted the local property owners and
those speculatively inclined into an
insane Juror of expectation of sud-
den and vast wealth. The thing
worked to a charm The sharp
conspirators operated wildly for a
time-sold out when the excitement
was at its height-and then, as we
have said, the bubble burst, leaving
the fooled portion of the community
in the dumps. The sharpers and a
few local sell-outs were the only
ones who made money out of the
operation, and in some instances they
made lots of it. These conspirators
and confidence operators have thus
far confined themselves to the more
speculative and ambitious towns in
the West and South. Encouraged
by their success, they may under
take to extend their booming bus
mess this side of the frontier lines.
Being forewarned, communities in
which the game shall be undertaken
in the future should be forearmed.
Ifany ofthem should be victimized,
they will be led to the slaughter
with their eyes open"
Western mining stock used to be
the favorite means that spectators
used to take in the public. Great
bogus mining companies were organ
lied, big stories were invented and
published about the richness of the
minerals to be found, an excitement
was created and the worthless stock
was unloaded upon the unwary at a
good price and the sharpers skipped
to some other region to work their
game. This game seems to have
been transferred to real estate spec
ulation. Lands are purchased in the
vicinity of some growing town, and
laid out in lots. A boom is worked
up till the prices of real estate are
three times the value. The real es-
tate men unload their property and
the unortunate purchasers soon find
that they, can not sell their proper
ty for one-third what they paid for
it.-Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

A young American traveller who
found himself in Paris for the first
time, minus a knowledge of the
French language, was puzzled when
he entered cafe for a lunch to
make known his wants. In his
extremity, after thinking over all
the foreign lingo he had ever heard,
he desperately seized the menu and
called to the waiter: ssI'n take some
of the E Pluribus Unum, if you
please" That individual, after
some hesitation, brought him dish
of rodent fricassee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

News from New York says: aThe
rush of immigrants from Europe to
this land of freedom and prosperity
is Just now of tremendous proport-
ions, altogether unparalleled since
the days of '49 and'5O, when starva-
ton in Ireland forced the population
ofthat country into precipitate fight.
Other causes are now driving them
to new homes on this side the ocean
in almost as great numbers as then.
Already this year more than IL, 900
Irish have arrived at Castle Garden,
and the infiowing stream is increas-
ing in proportion weekly. Up to
April / the arrivals from all coun-
tries were 5O,7sO, of whom 5,771
were from Ireland. During April
there were "a ,235 arrivals They
have not yet been classified, but the
proportion of Irish is greater. The
immigration shows no indications of
abating, the total for last week being
1913 against 9,f40 for the same
week last year. Thus far this year
133,177 immigrants have been land
ed at Castle Garden against SO, 136
for the same period last year. The
principal steamship lines are over
burdened with immigrant business,
the Cunard and White Star lines
employing extra steamships to ac-
commodate it"
The immigration from Ireland
will no doubt keep at high water
mark for some time. The prospect
is that the British government will
pass the Coercion bill and will rule
the Irish with more tyranny than
ever. And, too In the past few
years, it has taken all the assistance
Americans could give to keep thous-
ands of Irish families from eviction
and intense suffering, But Ameri-
cans are coming to see that sending
money to Ireland is merely giving
that much more to the landlords,
and they are getting tired ofitsince
the condition of those intended to be
benefited is notimproved. This will
cause greaterimmigration to Ameri-
ca.
But the question is what is Amer
lea, with many men already unem-
ployeds going to do with all the new
comers ofvarious nationaIities?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Gov. Wilson has expressed him
self as well pleased with the results
of the extra session, and returned
his thanks in a message, with his
best wishes to every member of the
Legislature. IF Governor Wilson
can feel happy over the general re-
suits. we see no reason why the
balance of us shouldn't enjoy the
same beatifcal feelings.-Wrt
transcript.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Poor old Russia is getting every
day still deeper in the mire. Rus
sian bonds can scracely be sold for
"a cents on the dollar. Besides bor-
rowing all she can she is squeezing
her subjects to the last notch to keep
up the army and the Government.
The latest is the placing of an inter
nal revenue tax of one kopeck npon
every successful effort of hen lay
ing an egg.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
Bits Of Philosophy.

Duty is a thing that is due, and
must be paid by every man who
would avoid present discredit and
eventual moral insolvency.
Conscience sets man on his feet,
while his will holds him upright.
Life is battle that is to be fought
valiantly.
Unless men can serve faithfully,
they will not rule wisely.
A household cannot be governed
by lying.
While we see the cloud, let us not
shut our eyes to the silver lining.
Be reasonable; it is a great deal
to ask under some circumstances.
but do try; reasonable men are rare,
be rare.
Once in while let your husband
have the last word; it will crafty
him and be no particular loss to You.
Remember that servants are made
of the same material as you are; a
little coarser-grained, perhaps, but
the same in essentials.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

An old lady of New Hampshire,
who recently celebrated her eight
ieth birthday by giving an elaborate
supper, at which every article, in
Guiding the cheese and butter, was
made with her own hands, thus
explained the secret of her vigor
and health: II never netover things
/ cannot help; take nap and
sometimes two, every day of my
life; l never take my work to bed
with me; and l oil the many wheels
of a busy life by an implicit faith that
there is a brain and heart to this
great universe, and that 1 can trust
them both"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
SITglGall)laEaflgR
4 FATAL MISTAKE.

a fAlALs s1i1lOlAhE.
TuE Clepelqad (ohiol Press,
of February 2Sd, 1883, pub
lished an account of a fatal
surgical operation which caused.
a great commotion among med
ical men throughout the-whole
counsry, DIR. Thayer, the most.
eminent surgeon in Cleveland,
pronouncing It scandaIons. IL
appears that Mrs. King had
been suffering for many years
from some disease of the stom-
ach, which had resisted the
treatment of all the physicians
in attendance. The disease
commenced with n slight de-
rangement of the digestion,
with a poor appetite, followed
by peculiar indescribable dis
trcss in the stomach, n feeling
that has been described as a
faint "an gone" sensation, a
sticky slime collecting about
the teeth, causing a Disagree
able taste. This sensation was
not removed by food, but, on
the contrary, it was increased.
After a while the hands and
feet became cold and sticky
a cold perspiration. There
was constant tired and Ian
guild feeling. Then followed a
dreadful nervousness, with
gloomy forebodings. Finally
the patient was unable to re-
tain any food whatever, and
there was constant pain in the
abdomen. All prescribed rem
edies failing to give relief, a
consultation was held, when it
was decided that the patient
had a cancer III the stomach,
and in order tosaye the patients 5
life an operation was justifi-
able. Accordingly, on the 22d
of February, 1883, the opera
ton was performed by DIR.
Vance in the presence of DR..
Tuckerman, DIR. Perrier, DIR.
Arms, DR.. Gordon. DR.. Capner,
and DR.. Halliwell of the Police
Board. The operation consist
ed in laying open the cavity
of the abdomen and exposing
the stomach and bowels. When
this had, been done an examin-
alton of the organs was made,
but to the horror and dismay
of the doctors there was no
cancer to be found. The pa
tient did not have cancer.
When too late the medical men
discovered that they had made
q terrible mistake; but they
sewed the parts together and
dressed the wound that they
had made, but the poor woman
sank from exhaustion and died
in a few houra How sad it
must be for the husband of this
poor woman to know that his
wife died from the effects of a
surgical operation that ought
never to have been performed.
If this woman had taken the
proper remedy for Dyspepsia
and Nervous Prostitution (for
this was what the disease really
was), she would have been iv-
ing to-day. SHAKER EXTRACT OF
Roors, or SElGEL's CURATIVE
SYRUP, a remedy made ex-
pressly for Dyspepsia or Indi-
gestion, has restored many such
cases to perfect health after all
other kinds of treatment have
failed. The evidence of its
efficacy in curing this class of
cases is too voiulninous to be
published here; but those who
read the published evidence in
favor of this dyspeptic remedy
do not question its convincing
nature, and the article has an
extensive sale
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

A clerk was discharged, and asked
the reason. aYou are awfuIly slow
about everything, . said the employ
er. aYou do me an injustice" re-
sponded the clerk; there is one thing
that I am not slow about" al
should like to hear you name II, .
sneered the employer. sWeIl," said
the clerk, slowly, nobody can get
tired as quick as L cam
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Somebody wrote to the editor of a
village paper to ask how he would
"break an OK" The editor replied
as follows: "If only one OK, a good
way would be to hoist him by means
of long chain attached to his tail
to the top of a pole forty feet from
the ground. Then hoist him by a
rope tied to his horns to another
pole. Then descend to his back a
fivc-ton pile driver, and ifthat don't
break him let him start a country
newspaper and trust people for sub
scriptions. One of the two ways
will do it sure"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

1t has been computed that man
wastes at least four entire days In a
yearin the actofshaving, but nobody
knows the time woman squanders
in the act of placing ten hundred
gross of assorted hairpins where
they viii show the least and do
the most good.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Some naturalist has discovered
that the American screech owl is a
deadly foe to the English sparrow,
and advises those who would rid
themselves of these foreign pests to
stock their groves with screech owls.
1t will be recollected that the spar
row wasimported to rid the country
ofthe measuring worm that infested
and measured the groves and orch
ards and had penchant for rolling
himself up in knot and dropping
down the back of the unsuspecting
citizens The measuring worm still
lives. So does the sparrow. All
that is now needed to make life
worth living is the screech owl.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

notice, only quality be kept
here the water White Headlight and those who have been
for the years will know what that means that
the best to be found and always the giving bright
light, and no charrng of wicks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

The Lamp Burners will kept Sizes great
many kinds among the best the Leader the "Hiekok Cal
and the "Eecc while the celebrated
is the best umnator this country LIGHT what
need
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

fair stock of Vons Banjos Guitars,
always hand Strings great variety,
Among the best the "Russan Gut sPhiharmonc
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
NO. so.

The thlmbie of PLAIN sewing was
invented in the year 1854, by a gal
liant young Dutch goldsmith of
Amsterdam, who devisedt the athumb
bell''-for such was its original name
-in order to protect his sweetheart, s
thumb tops when she was engaged
with aneedle and cotton. There are
thumb thimbles still, and sailors al
ways wear them. The uthumb bell"
has, as rule, however, become a
..finger bell;" but in shape only
little change has taken place in it
since theloying Hans placed the first
thinble onthe thumb of his lady
love.
The Journal says: s.Next to the
fools who conceived the idea that
they could force the federal govern
ment topay the holders oftheircon-
federate bonds, stand those who be
lieve that the federal governments
can be compelled to pay the holders
of the repudiated bondsof Virginia. =
ofcourse, it cannot be compelled,
but you win remember that Bro.
Blaine thought the federal govern
ment might pay yirginia's debt. or
part of it, just to keep peace in tho
family.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

The Herald thinks it almost i'm
possible to elect a man to the Prcsi-
dency from the Senate; the thing has
not been done for moro than half
century, aud of the Presidents who
have been chosen, there are moro of
late years who have served in the
House alone than in the Senate. Of
the latter are Polk, Lincoln, Hayes
and Garfield, against Pierce and
Buchanan, whose careers in the SEN
ate had been forgotten when nomin-
ated for the Presidency.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Mr. Blaine is preparing to go
abroad Sherman would better be
watched or Mr.. Blaine may be kid
mapped and kept out of the country
until the presidential election is over.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Humphreys Homeopathic Specifics always hand;
all the principal Patent Medicines the best quality of Drugs and
Chemicals the nnumerable little things that everybody
to find in retail Drug Store
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

In Stationery good will be kept paper both
and by the those wanting
should try "Cranes Extra Superfne priced goods
line also sale
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

A foreign lady, who had not be-
come used to the English language.
was invited to partake of some
oysters. ss0h thank Won she re-
piled; "a little of the Juice please; none
of the beasts ,, -
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
aTToRNHYs.
JOHN w. ENGLISH.
ATTORNEY AT Law

Point Pleasant, w. Va,
WILL practice in the County of Ma
w son; the United States District Court
for West Virginia, and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals of this State. Office in
Court House jan 3. 1883.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

About 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, the people We're startled by
the announcement that the Betz &
Morrison saw-mill had blown up.
Mounting our bicycle we were soon
at the scene of the disaster, and
found a-horrible sight. A large
crowd had gathered and excite
ment was great. Charles Brown
was SO badly hurt that the doctors
said he could not live an hour
Jim Salgue and John Gray each
a leg broken and terribly scalded.-
Jim Valentine badly scalded and
there We're serious doubts as to
whether any would live. The acci-
dent happened just as the mill was
being started after dinner, with ITO
pounds of steam. One young man
had just come up out of the Engine
Room when the boiler bursted.-
He was knocked down and smother
ed by the flying debris but water
was thrown on him by the rescuers
and he escaped without injury.
The mill is total wreck, machin-
cry being scattered in every direct
ion. 1t is a terrible affair. We
have not the time nor space for full
particulars this week but will give
more GaHipoEts Tribune.
There is not over six pounds waste
to the the largest OK now killed at
Chicago packing house. To allay
any anxiety on the part of hotel
stewards, it may be added that this
waste does not come from the neck.
That portion is carefully laid aside
for hotel sirloins.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

In all the world there are no moro
capable women than our American
wives and mothers They are equal
to any and every emergency. They
can teach school, keep books, clcrk,
practice law and medicine, run their
homes in excellent style, train up
their children to be the smartest in
the world, and many times take care
of their husbands.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

ToMLINsoN q WILEY,
attorneys at Leu,
POINT PLEASANT, w. VA,
WILL practice in the County of Ma
Court for West Virginia, and in the Sup
RENE Court of Appeals. Prompt atten-
ton given to the collection of claims en-
trusted to them. gas@ Also Real Estate
Agents. Lands bought and sold.
Address, Point Pleasant, VIVA.
apr20-1y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Why are thoughtless ladies the
very opposite of their mirrors2 Be
cause the one speaks without reflect
ing, the other withoutspeak-
ing.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

We don't scare very easily. but
the following announcement from
the treasury department shook up
our ncrves considerably: "Counter-
felt five-cent pieces are reported.
They are made of lead" When
counterfeiters operate on anything
smaller than quarters, it is clearly "A
shot aimed directly ut the editorial
pocket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Savings banks originated in Swift
zerland where the first of these was
instituted in Berne, in 1887. The
first savings bank in the United
States was the Philadelphia Saving
Fund Society, organized in 1876
The second was established at Bos-
ton later in the same year, and the
third at New York in 1919.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Simpson and his wife were ON their
way to church, and the lady was
putting on her gloves. "My DEAR
he said pettishIy- '.you should com
Plete your toilet at home. I'd lust
as soon see woman putting on her
stockings on the street as putting ON
her gloves HMost men wonld.e
she said promptly; and the abashed
husband didn't say another word
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

The story that James G. Blaine in
tends to spend year in Europe is
now thought to be a hoax. The
Maine statesman wants TO be on the
ground to watch Sherman and keep
his hand on the labor vote as much
as possible. He is afraid this can
not be done ut a distance. He may
learn hereafter that this can
not be done no matter where he is.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

An everyday religion-one that
loves the duties of our common walk,
one that makes an honest man, one
that accomplishes an intellectual
and moral growth in the subject, one
that works in all weather and inn
proves all opportunities-will best
and most healthily promote the
growth of a church and the power
of the gospel.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

Here is a little five-year we have
heard OF. who believes that prayers
may be answered, and suggests the
method In her evening prayer,
she said, few days ago, eTake
care of papa on his journey; and if
there is an accident and the cars
catch on fire, rain down the rain as
hard as you can thunder it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

One need have no more sscrows-
feet" at forty than atfourteen, ifpeo-
pie would laugh with their mouths
and not with the sides oftheir faces.
But the crows-feet are Increased
tenfold by burying the face in pill
lows at night. A looking-glass will
prove this at any time.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-05-25

But the question is what is Amer
ica, with many men already unem-
ployeds going to do with all the new
comers ofvarious nationalities2
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-03-12
Encourage Manufactures.

j. NJ. Meyer, of the B. w. NJ. Co. of
Brownsville, went to Portland We'd
nesday morning via. the Orcgonian
Ry. 1t was 'our pleasure to be on the
same train a. far'as Lebanon Junction
During conversation with Mr.. Meyer
we learned that his company had paid
out during the past ten months, for
wool, help and other expenses incedcn-
tai to operating their mandatory,
$40, 600 The most of tins sum has been
circulated in Brownsville and vicinity.
The people Of Lebanon may learn from
this the great benefit to be derived from
manufacturing establishments We
are glad to say that the initiatory step
has been taken here and with the COM
pIetion Of the ditch now being survey
ed, we hope to sec every encourage
ment given to any one who may con-
template coming here to engage in any
business which will aid in building up
our town. Lebanon is admirably sit
uated and all that is required to make
it one of the best cities in the state is
the continuance of the energy now ap-
parent on the part of its business men.
attention of capitalists will be directed
this way. Lebanon, we are glad to
state, has no 'dronesp in business and
don't want any. Live, energetic and
frugal people will find here as profit
able channels for the investment of
capital as anywhere, and anyone look
ing for location is respectfully invit-
70 come and see for themselves.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-03-12
The vIllarsl House.

During a recent visit to Halsey we
had occasion to stay over night with
Mr.. \. Laubner, proprietor of the Vii
lard house NJ that place. To say the
least, this house j. first class in every
particular. The rooms are capacious
and are furnished equal to any of the
best hotels in the state. The kitchen
and dining room departments are under
the management Of Mrs. I.aubner and
a corDss~f e4fsr5eAt help. The house Is
alsa Supplied with hot and cold water
baths, and all other modern appliances.
Mr.. Laubner neglects nothing which
adds to the comfort and convenience
of his guests